Today I was inspired by a blog post from Judith over at Artistcoveries, in which she asks the question – Who do I want to be as an artist? I love thinking about stuff like this, so I wrote the question down in my journal and brainstormed my own answers. Here is what I came up with:

Who do I want to be as an artist?

• Unafraid to experiment
• Unafraid to offend
• Unafraid of mockery
• Confident in my creative abilities
• Willing to share the good, the bad, and the ugly of my art
• Use the materials I love, not feeling forced to use what is considered artistically “professional”
• Confident enough to charge what my art is worth (probably one of the hardest parts of being an artist in my opinion)
• I want to be loved and respected by other artists and art lovers, especially those in the autism, bipolar, and outsider art worlds
• I want to create what I like
• Overcome my fear of doing in-person art events (currently hindered by my crippling social anxiety)
• Monetarily successful enough to rely on my art for my general income

Do you relate to any of these wishes? Who do you want to be as an artist?